Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA · WA
Mount Vernon School District — Decoded Rankings
8 of 14 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 3,240
- Free/reduced lunch
- 71.1%
- Avg SES index
- 32.3
- State
- WA
Schools in Mount Vernon School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (7 ranked)
7 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison ElementaryNeighborhoodMount Vernon School District | #1268 | #414 (WA)plausibly #264–624#1 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| La Venture Middle SchoolNeighborhoodMount Vernon School District | #1188 | #745 (WA)plausibly #637–936#12 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Centennial Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodMount Vernon School District | #1138 | #793 (WA)plausibly #664–1008#13 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Little Mountain ElementaryNeighborhoodMount Vernon School District | #1263 | #844 (WA)plausibly #564–1093#15 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Jefferson ElementaryNeighborhoodMount Vernon School District | #1183 | #1116 (WA)plausibly #799–1328#21 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Washington Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodMount Vernon School District | #1303 | #1167 (WA)plausibly #752–1361#22 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Harriet RowleyNeighborhoodMount Vernon School District | #1118 | #1453 (WA)plausibly #1327–1481#29 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Skagit Academy | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools (1 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon High SchoolNeighborhoodMount Vernon School District | #249 | #155 (WA)HS#3 (Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro) | HS outcome | High |
Story type breakdown
- 1Outperforming Expectations
- 0Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 3Typical Profile
- 3Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 31.5 | 50 | 18.5 points below the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 47.8 | 50 | 2.2 points below the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | 4.7 | 0 | Schools gain 4.7 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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